S10 Loser's Bracket Round 3: Finals
cw: body horror reference, spoilers
They are both so old and so immortal that no one seems to know their true names. In olden times, they were two men, a king and a traveler, who feel deeply in love and lived together. The traveler grew sick and the king grew desperate to save him; when his lover was at death's door, the king sacrificed his own city in exchange for the life of his lover.
But of course, the bargain had a catch, and his lover was transformed into something no longer entirely human. The traveler could not forgive his lover for what was done to him, and they parted ways, but the former king's devotion never faded. There are hints and stories that suggest the king seeks out a transformation of his own, so that he can change his form to match his lover's, perhaps finding a way to reunite after thousands of years.
cw: bullying, suicide implication, spoilers
ever since he was a child, K has been shunned. everyone at school saw his ideas as dangerous, and him as weird. A is in the same boat. their way of dressing was thought to be weird since childhood, too. at home, K had his mother and the kid next door, and A had their family. but at school, both were alone. until junior high school.
one time, in junior high, A went up to the rooftop for "no reason", and found K. the two became friends, and when they were at school, they would meet on the rooftop. they kept each other alive. while they were alone for the most part, they had each other. everyone else thought of them as freaks, but they thought of each other as friends.
however, K was a year older, and so eventually, he graduated from junior high without A. that year was awful for both of them. A would go to the rooftop, and remember… their only friend had already graduated. K wasn't better off, as nobody in his new school would be friends with him, either. they were both back were they started: friendless. shunned. alone.
the year had passed, and a new one began. A had now graduated from junior high. K moved schools. it just so happened that they were now in the same high school. they'd changed quite a bit in that year, but now, they had each other once again. they had other friends, as well, but what's important is that, while they were still seen as weirdos by some, they had reunited with the one who had once been their sole comfort at school.
Choose the more interesting dynamic
Rockslide
friendship in solitude
Voting ended onApr 5, 2024
